I am a newbie building a RV8 With a LT77 and SD1 clutch and Fly. Trouble is I barely know what I'm doing and I don't know how to put it together. Does anyone have any manuals or technical descriptions they could point at me??
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SD1 clutch manuals
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The clutch assembly is very straight forward, the only important bit is to get the clutch plate inline before you try and bolt it all together. There are a number of ways to do this, the best way is to use a spare first motion shaft out of a spare gearbox, shove that in the pilot hole in the end of the crank, slip the clutch plate on, put the presser plate in place and bolt it up, torque it up and pull out the shaft, job done. Only trouble here is that you are probably as likley to have a spare first motion shaft lying around as I am, so the next best thing is a clutch alignment tool from a motor factor, but these tend to be "universal" by nature and can be a fiddle to use. Your next best bet is to improvise, a good place to start is with anything that is a good close fit in the pilot hole down the middle of the crank, get a good fit here and you are 80% there, a socket extension or a broom shank, anything that is a good fit without packing it with masking tape, next you need something that will fit over this first shaft and is a tight fit in splines of the clutch plate, if you have a good fit with the first shaft into the pilot hole then Masking tape is a good way of sorting out the fit of second part.
When you have the clutch centred and bolted up it is then just a case of pointing the first motion shaft at the hole in the clutch plate, slide it in and bolt it up (having remembered to put all the release mechanism bits in first!
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It really is a pretty straight forward job, the only bit that is critical is getting the clutch plate lined up first, you will know if that is weong because the gearbox wont slip on the last inch, do not be tempted to "assist! it by putting in the casing bolts and tightening them you will crack the mounting lugs off the bell housing (i have seen it done!) if it won't fit with just a bit of Wiggling of the output shaft (with the box in top gear) have another go at lining up the clutch plate.
Best regards
Mike
The clutch assembly is very straight forward, the only important bit is to get the clutch plate inline before you try and bolt it all together. There are a number of ways to do this, the best way is to use a spare first motion shaft out of a spare gearbox, shove that in the pilot hole in the end of the crank, slip the clutch plate on, put the presser plate in place and bolt it up, torque it up and pull out the shaft, job done. Only trouble here is that you are probably as likley to have a spare first motion shaft lying around as I am, so the next best thing is a clutch alignment tool from a motor factor, but these tend to be "universal" by nature and can be a fiddle to use. Your next best bet is to improvise, a good place to start is with anything that is a good close fit in the pilot hole down the middle of the crank, get a good fit here and you are 80% there, a socket extension or a broom shank, anything that is a good fit without packing it with masking tape, next you need something that will fit over this first shaft and is a tight fit in splines of the clutch plate, if you have a good fit with the first shaft into the pilot hole then Masking tape is a good way of sorting out the fit of second part.
When you have the clutch centred and bolted up it is then just a case of pointing the first motion shaft at the hole in the clutch plate, slide it in and bolt it up (having remembered to put all the release mechanism bits in first!
.It really is a pretty straight forward job, the only bit that is critical is getting the clutch plate lined up first, you will know if that is weong because the gearbox wont slip on the last inch, do not be tempted to "assist! it by putting in the casing bolts and tightening them you will crack the mounting lugs off the bell housing (i have seen it done!) if it won't fit with just a bit of Wiggling of the output shaft (with the box in top gear) have another go at lining up the clutch plate.
Best regards
Mike
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